Enclosure with removable frame

Abstract

An enclosure for splicing a trunk line from outside a building to inside the building comprises a housing, a removable frame, and a splice tray. The housing includes a back and a sidewall comprising a wall portion and a gap. The removable frame is removably coupled to the back of the housing and comprises an adaptor plate, a splice tray coupler, and a wall. The wall of the removable frame fills in the gap of the sidewall of the housing. Further, the splice tray couples to the removable frame via the splice tray coupler of the removable frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An enclosure comprising:
 a housing comprising:
 a back; and 
 a sidewall comprising:
 a wall; and 
 a gap; 
 
 
 a removable frame that is removably coupled to the back of the housing, the removable frame comprising:
 an adaptor plate that creates a first section in the enclosure and a second section in the enclosure; 
 a splice tray coupler; and 
 a wall, wherein the wall of the frame fills in the gap of the sidewall of the housing; 
 wherein the removable frame resides in the first section of the enclosure and does not extend into the second section of the enclosure; and 
 
 a splice tray that couples with the splice tray coupler of the removable frame. 
 
     
     
       2. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises:
 a first hinged door that closes over the first section of the enclosure; and 
 a second hinged door that closes over the second section of the enclosure. 
 
     
     
       3. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a hinged door that closes over the enclosure such that the hinged door is generally parallel with the back of the enclosure when closed. 
     
     
       4. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein:
 an inside of the back of the housing includes a raised coupler with a slot; and 
 a backside of a back plate of the removable frame includes a clip that fits the slot of the raised coupler such that the removable frame removably couples to the housing via the clip and the raised coupler. 
 
     
     
       5. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein:
 an inside of the back of the housing includes four raised couplers, wherein each raised coupler includes a slot; and 
 a backside of a back plate of the removable frame includes four clips such that each clip couples to the slot of a corresponding raised coupler such that the removable frame removably couples to the housing via the four clips and the four raised couplers. 
 
     
     
       6. The enclosure of  claim 5 , wherein the backside of the back plate of the removable frame further comprises a bumper such that the bumper rests against the inside of the back of the housing when the removable frame is coupled to the housing. 
     
     
       7. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the removable frame further comprises cable management hardware. 
     
     
       8. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the wall of the removable frame further includes an opening for a cable to access an inside of the enclosure. 
     
     
       9. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the wall of the housing further includes an opening that is separate from the gap, wherein the opening allows a cable to access an inside of the enclosure. 
     
     
       10. An enclosure comprising:
 a housing comprising:
 a back comprising an inside that includes four raised couplers, wherein each raised coupler includes a slot; and 
 a sidewall comprising:
 a gap; and 
 a wall comprising an opening that is separate from the gap, wherein the opening allows a cable to access an inside of the enclosure; 
 
 
 a removable frame that is removably coupled to the back of the enclosure, the removable frame comprising:
 a splice tray coupler; 
 an adaptor plate; 
 cable management hardware; 
 a wall comprising an opening for a cable to access an inside of the enclosure, wherein the wall of the frame fills in the gap of the sidewall of the enclosure; and 
 a backplate that includes a backside that includes four clips such that each clip couples to the slot of a corresponding raised coupler such that the removable frame removably couples to the housing via the four clips and the four raised couplers; 
 
 a splice tray that couples with the splice tray coupler of the removable frame and creates a first section in the enclosure and a second section in the enclosure; 
 wherein:
 the removable frame resides in the first section of the enclosure and does not extend into the second section of the enclosure; 
 the housing further comprises:
 a first hinged door that closes over the first section of the enclosure; and 
 a second hinged door that closes over the second section of the enclosure.